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Introduction: The Hungarian Prison Service is in process to overview the workforce measures in place, for this reason we would like to have some feedback from EuroPrise Member States in following topics.
No we don't provide our staff any housing benefits, loans, accomodation or rent subsides.
Are there any measures in place that you consider particularly effective in this respect?No
Are there any measures in place that you consider particularly effective in this respect?The Northern Ireland Prison Service does not provide housing benefits or loans as part of the employment package.
Are there any measures in place that you consider particularly effective in this respect?You may wish to note, however, that where a member of staff is permanently transferred to another location, and moves house as a result, they are entitled to a number of grants and allowances to assist with the cost of setting up a new home. The detail can be found online at https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/dfp/9.06%20removals.pdf There are also entitlements were staff are required to move home as a result of a specific security threat in line with the above policy.
Directorate for Prison System and Probation of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia will bear the costs of accommodation only for civil servants who have been temporarily transferred to another penal institution in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Agreement for Civil Servants and State Employees.
Are there any measures in place that you consider particularly effective in this respect?n/a
In accordance with § 141a of the Act no. 73/1998 Coll. on the State Service of officers of the Police Force, the Slovak Information Service, the Corps of Prison and Court Guard of the Slovak Republic and the Railway Police, as amended, an officer may be granted a housing allowance in the amount of 232.36 EUR per month. The housing allowance is determined by the Minister of Justice of the Slovak Republic depending on the place of serving of the state service, the service tasks performed by the prison officer and its service classification within unit. Since 1st January 2020, the Minister of Justice of the Slovak Republic determined by its Order (internal regulation) criteria for granting the housing allowance and the monthly amount of the allowance for individual prisons (from 64 EUR to 140 EUR). The housing allowance is granted to a prison officer by the Personnel Order on the day the conditions are met. Housing allowance shall be paid together with the service income. Housing allowance is subject to income tax, levies to health insurance and it is not included in the basis of assessment for the service pension of the prison officer.
Are there any measures in place that you consider particularly effective in this respect?All workforce measures (from recruitment, selection, working environment to evaluation, remuneration and benefits) form one complex. Each element of this system has its merits and therefore it is very difficult to identify reliably a measure that would be more effective than all other measures.
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Prison Administration in Slovenia does not provide any housing benefits, loans, accommodation or rent subsidies for the staff. Public servants in Slovenia in general could apply for accommodations which are the State property. Applications are referred to and considered by the Ministry of Public Administration. Some prisons in our prison system owns some of holiday accommodations. Staff can apply for the option to spend some days or weeks of holidays in those properties and also all others are invited to apply if facilities are free.
Are there any measures in place that you consider particularly effective in this respect?DG EPI doesn’t grant rental or loan subsidies to its staff.
Are there any measures in place that you consider particularly effective in this respect?No
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Prior to 1987, Housing formed part of prison officers’ pay. Where available they were allocated prison quarter or were given an allowance for rent. These elements were consolidated into pay from that date and officers were the expected to pay for their own housing. Officers in quarters were allowed to purchase their houses or apartments at a discounted rate or pay a notional rent set by the Prison Service Pay Review body. There are now very few members of prison staff remaining in quarters and it is the policy of the service to sell the remainder when they become vacant. In some circumstances, where it would be otherwise difficult to attract staff to a particular location, support is given to staff to transfer from one prison to another. This can be assistance with the additional cost of transport or, if necessary, to purchase or rent a new home. Public Interest Transfer packages: In the past, for hard to recruit to posts / locations, we have offered a PIT package - where posts have been advertised with some permanent transfers expenses. These vary in terms of what they offer (capped moves of home, only excess fares, no taxable housing cost allowance, etc.) but can be used to attract and retain staff. Permanent Transfer terms are only used in exceptional circumstances, e.g. the closure of an office, where vacancies would have detrimental business impact, etc. They can’t be applied retrospectively to posts, and are designed to enable staff adjust to increased financial burden as the result of a move.
Are there any measures in place that you consider particularly effective in this respect?Nothing in respect of the provision of housing as this is no longer our policy.
No
Are there any measures in place that you consider particularly effective in this respect?./.
The staff belonging to the Italian Penitentiary Administration is not granted allowances for housing, mortgages, housing or rent subsidies. Pursuant to the current Presidential Decree 314/06, the Regional Director of the Penitentiary Administration, the Governor and the Commander of a Prison are assigned free rental accommodation, with the payment to be paid by the assignees only of the costs for water, gas, electricity, telephone etc ... In case of availability of other accommodations, these are assigned for consideration (at payment) to the remaining staff, by means of a call, but at a subsidized fee, reduced by 50% if the accommodations are the property of the prison institutions or are located nearby.
Are there any measures in place that you consider particularly effective in this respect?Some unused accommodations are assigned, for short periods, to the staff who request them, even accompanied by family members, upon payment of discounted rates, slightly higher than the subsidized fee referred to in the previous point; this in order to contribute to the well-being of the staff. Finally, it should be noted the presence in almost all Italian penitentiary institutions of collective service accommodation consisting of rooms with bathroom, single or multiple beds, assigned to the applicant staff on an exclusive and continuous basis, upon issuance of annual calls. These types of accommodation only provide for the payment by the assignees of the payment of the flat-rate charges relating to the consumption of water, electricity, thermal energy, etc. , but not of the fee, which is free of charge; this allows the Department of penitentiary institutions to be able to have quickly deployable staff in case of emergency.